Deyan Yanev
Deyan Yanev was born in 1984 in Sofia. After graduating from art school in his home town, he studied Painting at the National Academy of Arts in the class of prof. Andrey Daniel . During this period, he specializes in the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in the class of Professor Adi Rosenblum. In recent years, Deyan Yanev organizes annual exhibitions throughout the country, presenting ordinary stories from the surrounding world in surreal and original context. His interest is focused to social satire and political surrealism. Lives and works in Sofia.
Deyan Yanev
Born in 1984 at Sofia
Education:
• 2012 – Specialization in Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
• 2009 – Member of Union of Bulgarian Artists
• 2008 – Master of the National Academy of Arts at Sofia, painting
• 2006 – Bachelor of the National Academy of Arts at Sofia, painting
• 2005 – Specialization in ERASMUS in Vienna Academy of Fine
Arts, Vienna
Solo exhibitions:
• 2014 – CONTEMPO 2014 – “Tereza Art Gallery” , Varna
• 2013 – “Deyan in Antrakt” – Club “Antrakt”, Sofia
• 2013 – “Deyan in Paris” – Gallery “Arte”, Sofia
• 2012 – Open Studio – Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
• 2012 – Gallery “Arte”, Sofia
• 2010 – Gallery “Arte”, Sofia
• 2010 – Gallery “Renaissance”, Plovdiv
• 2009 – Exhibition “Three in One”- Gallery “1908”, Sofia
• 2008 – “National Autumn Exhibitions Plovdiv”- “House of Mexican Art”, Plovdiv
• 2008 – “The Worlds” – Gallery “Sofia Press”, Sofia
Participation in exhibitions:
• 2014 – 2014 – 1 KO_OP (Wien- Sofia) OPTICAL CONFUSION – Gallery “basement”, Vienna
• 2013 – “Tirth International Symposium Dalbok Dol”, Bulgaria
• 2013 – “Sixth International Spring Salons of Culture”, Grand Hotel Pomorie, Bulgaria
• 2012 – “National Awards Allianz Bulgaria” – nominated
• 2011 – “Art in Embassy”, United States Embassy Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2011 – “Contempo 4”, Varna
• 2011 – Annual Awards Competition of the UBA For Creative Specialization in Cite International Des Art,
Paris – won third place
• 2010 – Exhibition for Membership UBA (Union of Bulgarian Artists)- painting
• 2010 – “Border situation: – The drawing in contemporary art” in “Contemporary Art Platform”, Sofia
• 2009 – Workshop on “Darik radio” in gallery “Neville Art”, Varna
• 2009 – International Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art (MBHSI), Gabrovo, winner of
“Humour of the Peoples’’
• 2008 – Exhibition-Competition “Shortlist 2008” Award “Gaudenz B. Ruf Award”, Sofia Art Gallery, Sofia
• 2008 – “100 years Bulgarian National Radio”, Bulgarian National Radio, Sofia
• 2008 – Selected works of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, gallery “Shipka 6”, Sofia
• 2008 – “There is no such place” in the “Red House”, Sofia
• 2007 – 25 years Foundation “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia.
• 2006 – “Project 10 x 5 x 3” in the gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists “Shipka 6”, Sofia
• 2006 – Exhibition of Young Artists Competition, organized by the “St. Cyril and Methodius “
foundation in gallery” Shipka 6 “, winner of the Prize for Painting
• 2005 – “Generations” in gallery “Rayko Alexiev”, Sofia
• 2005 – “Project Bitch” in gallery “Rayko Alexiev”, Sofia